The Roar of Europe's Protest Vote

Opposition to the E.U. is a worthy cause that unfortunately has been embraced by, and might become the property of, political parties tainted by disreputable motives and members. That xenophobia, anti-Semitism and other acrid aromas of Europe’s past are today present in corners of the continent is an indictment of the E.U.’s — and of Europe’s major parties’ — disregard of the legitimate concerns of decent people dismayed by the damage the E.U. is doing to democracy and freedom.